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Rheumatic fever and inequality: a conversation with Peter Malcolm; May 06, 2019

Rheumatic fever and inequality: a conversation with Peter Malcolm; May 06, 2019

Rheumatic fever and inequality: a conversation with Peter Malcolm; May 06, 2019 Rheumatic fever and inequality: a conversation with Peter Malcolm; May 06, 2019, 8.05 MB
Monday, May 6, 2019

Following a press release from Closing the Gap, we spoke with Peter Malcolm about rheumatic fever rates in New Zealand. As a 'developed' country, critics have said it is shocking that we continue to have an increasing rate of this preventable disease. However, the issue is not only medical. Coined 'the canary in the coal mine for inequality', we talked about how this disease could be significantly reduced by targeting inequality in New Zealand.